STAR vs. IGAS, SYN, BCE, DELT, INDI, BLOE, CEG, BOIL, BOR, and SOU
Should you be buying Star Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Energy Group include IGas Energy (IGAS), Synergia Energy (SYN), Beacon Energy (BCE), Deltic Energy (DELT), Indus Gas (INDI), Block Energy (BLOE), Challenger Energy Group (CEG), Baron Oil (BOIL), Borders & Southern Petroleum (BOR), and Sound Energy (SOU). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
IGas Energy (LON:IGAS) and Star Energy Group (LON:STAR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking.
In the previous week, Star Energy Group had 3 more articles in the media than IGas Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Star Energy Group and 0 mentions for IGas Energy. IGas Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Star Energy Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Star Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Star Energy Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IGas Energy. Star Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IGas Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Star Energy Group has a net margin of -9.08% compared to Star Energy Group's net margin of -19.91%. IGas Energy's return on equity of -9.71% beat Star Energy Group's return on equity.
55.7% of IGas Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Star Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of IGas Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Star Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
IGas Energy has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Energy Group has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Star Energy Group received 5 more outperform votes than IGas Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.92% of users gave Star Energy Group an outperform vote while only 72.53% of users gave IGas Energy an outperform vote.
IGas Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 70, suggesting a potential upside of 508.70%. Star Energy Group has a consensus target price of GBX 66, suggesting a potential upside of 556.13%. Given IGas Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Star Energy Group is more favorable than IGas Energy.
Summary
Star Energy Group beats IGas Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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